Swiss Innovations and Alpine Inspirations
with Joseph Howlett
Highlights
Thank you for your interest in our March 2027 exploring Switzerland's leadership role in scientific innovation . This trip has closed, but your next adventure awaits!
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Expert Guide: Joseph Howlett
Joseph Howlett is a staff reporter at Scientific American, where he covers all areas of science with a focus on physics and mathematics. Before that, he was math staff writer at Quanta Magazine for a year and a half. His freelance writing has also appeared in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, BBC Future, Gizmodo and elsewhere. He has a Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University and a master’s degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.